State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza has referred 11 suspects purportedly involved in the Al Madina Bank scandal to Beirut Public Prosecutor Joseph Maamari. Lebanese newspapers citing judicial sources, on Saturday said the 11 were believed to have a hand in the case of money laundering at Al Madina Bank in 2003. It identified the suspects as, in addition to former executive secretary of Al Madina scandal heroine Rana Qoleilat, her two brothers -- Taha and Basel Qoleilat -- as well as Adnan Abou Ayyash. Among the names in the report were bank employees Youssef al Hashi, Kazem Bahlawan, Fouad Qahwaji and Rene Kaado Moawwad.| Qoleilat, who is facing fraud charges in Lebanon, is jailed in Brazil for allegedly trying to bribe security officers to release her. She was earlier jailed in Lebanon for her supposed role in the disappearance of more than $300 million from Al Madina Bank in 2003. |
Qoleilat, who is facing fraud charges in Lebanon, is jailed in Brazil for allegedly trying to bribe security officers to release her. She was earlier jailed in Lebanon for her supposed role in the disappearance of more than $300 million from Al Madina Bank in 2003.